The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-08-07

borrowed from Mozart Weber and Gounod might pront
By his remarks on this subject Father Taunton writes
with great simplicity OF STYLE and gives within brisf
limits admirable rtsur< Of the history ofeeelesasoh
music durlnr the last fifteen centuries.
In his "Red SPIDER (Apiletons) Mr.. &. Barring Gould
has presented vivid and rather attractive picture OF
tho wild country Of Devonshire His childhood was
passed In tho secluded village OF Bratton coveiy IN
the northwest Of that county and tho Quaint
manners customs and talk Of Its inhabitants hait
century ago are described with minuteness ana
beartncss due 10 early aud lasting impressions. IN
this place the action Of his story IL laid and TO ADD 70
the general realistic character OF 1t the suthor
has designated persons and places from names fonnd
IN the parish register other Trustworthy recorda HI
Larry Nanspan, Tayorpor Langford. and oliver Luxmore
are not mere ngments Of the authors Imagination, out
have roaed in life tho Devon or Cornish moors or
climbed the desolate hills Of Dartmoor The language
employed by these IL the bomey speech OF ssner
alton long past aud bristes with odd and forcbe pro-
verbal phrases caught up by the author when boy and
never forgotten. The pastimes they indniged IN the
snporsttions to which they addioted-the te OF
the book founded the superstition that little red
spider running toward one brings him iuokheir habits
Of life and their morals all portrayed with masterly
aki Tho blur ysoman Hillary Eanspian or the carrier
oliver Luxmore, racy OF the soil who Honor Lux
moro the heroine, 10 highly idealzed character.
tribe too prim occasionally to suit the tastes or AL
classes Of readcrs
"Mr Incouls Misadventurc." by gar saltus tBenta
min Be Ii novel Of considerable ability from 1t
point Of view, but 40 sensible chArae
unsatisfactory aud disappointing Tho hero though
disposed to be rssentful and vindctive whom boy,
to conquer his OWL propenEtes as he enters man
hood and reaches the ago Of forty without bemish
upon his character He then pays his addresses TO wo
many years younger than himself, who confeases
that she does love him. and reluctantly consens to
be his wife Soon after his marriage he discovers that
his wife has lover and although he is cosnzant Of no
criminal intimacy between them he "a at once filled with
mplacahle that from the condition OF aquiet
well behaved gentleman he becomes sort Of moral
mousfer all the terrible because he gives no out
ward Indication OF this change Of character The trans
formation Ia violent and sudden to BIO accounted
either natural probabe but the denoucment OF the
story fully ksopng with It. The injured husband,
by artnce uot.very clearly explained pretsnds to
have discovered his rival cheating at cards at Paris
club whereupon the latter takes does of morphine aud
puts end to his life. He then returns to h'a hotel
forces his wife TO tako sleeping potion and when she
becomes nsensibe places her on thebed, extnguishes
the light the gas and locks the door OF course
she never survives the night Ths what called tho
Misdvsnture of Mr. Inooul Tho execution OF the mar
raaye generally well douo. but tho author should
avoid certain aectationsi In which no occasionally In
clined indulge "As had she no tears" for AS IL she
had no tears" and were It an object" for "As II 1t
were an object" inexcusabe; Is the expression
given name for "hsptsmal " name allowable among
elegant writer's.
"The r. g. or Perfect Gentleman" CIV. Dillingham;.
is tho title which Mr. ingerso Lockwood has bestowed
upon volume of mingled morals and etiquette prepsr-
ed for the Of Young aiming Mt social distinction
comparatively free from the Formally Of the con-
vepuonal manual Of good behavior. Tho author offers
his wit a. well bis wisdom in liberal measureto his
feaders and the whole makes no serious eunder In
respect he has the OF all his predecessors
In this department. Of literature. In chapter devoted to
.The G. In Love-" he to tho assistance Of that
individual very critical period of his fe The com.
surrounding tho eitua-
ton are according to Mr. Lockwood so numerous that
no one feeling the tender passion for the first time or
contemplating matrimony should fal Y peruse the
twenty devoted the subject Tho reader will
there learn that tho p g. Ii caught IN the act Of
casting soulful giances At the object Of his aectons
II he nnds cannot control his feelings he must apps
trophize some piece Of otherwise dlssem
ble Nor in declaring his Iowa Ia he permitted 10 pledge
himself to sAy dragons and the like for his
ladys sake He must offer himself In the simplest man
nsr possible, and avoid nonsense. All this and much
more can learned in this agreeable volume 1t must
be remembered too that the p. @. Is not developed
within given time and in complete state. He Is
progressive and the point Of absolute perfec
ton Is perhaps never reached by some aEprauts In
ether words there are and p as Indeed of
them must find Il diDcult to provo their right to tho
title The author presumably p: g. par excellence,
mentions that within period OF thirty days he found
that no had committed twentyope garns breaches Of
good manners any ono of which might reieRate him to
the sooitty of cads We he has reached higher
piano OF social propriey This leads ID advise cand
dates the title OF e. TO begin early nife and never
| faltsr in their efforts "